Saturday, March 14, 2009

To celebrate, the baking group You Want Pie with That? is posting their monthly pie selection today. This month's theme, selected by Elizabeth of Cake or Death, is Herbs and Spices.

I'm sure my other bakers are pulling out the mortar and pestle to grind cardamon pods, spent the month growing rosemary on their windowsill, or went to their Indian spice store.

Um, my herb is totally exotic.

It's pretty rare...only found in certain areas.Like the delicate saffron, it is harvested by hand.It's as addicting as the stuff they make from poppy seeds in Afghanistan.The selling season is short and only sold by certain designated individuals.

My herb is the Girl Scout Thin Mint!(Okay, it's a stretch, but I figure Pi day would appreciate the pun)

I took food processed about 1 1/2 sleeves of Thin Mints to make 1 1/2 cups of crumbs. (I didn't have enough so next time I would go for 2 cups of crumbs). Added 4 T (1/2 stick) of melted butter. Pressed into tart shell and baked 10 minutes at 350.

I bought way and I mean WAY too many Thin Mints this year -- I just love them. Even with all the baking I do these days, I feel like Thin Mints will always hold a special place in my heart. So I've been feeling like I need to find a great recipe to use up some of them, lest I eat them all, frozen (the best way), 1/2 sleeve at a time. And you've provided such a awesome recipe. Thank you!!!

Not only is this gorgeous, but it screams out for you to have a bite. I've been thinking about girl scout cookies ever since they started passing them out a few weeks ago. This is perfect!! You've got my vote!

Wow that looks amazing! I have tried my best to stay away from those drug dealers known as girl scouts this season so I don't have any thin mints on hand to make it, but I can just taste the mint and creaminess. Great recipe!